The cause of the Nixon Fire which sent Riverside County residents fleeing from their homes and burned more than 5,000 acres has been revealed by law enforcement officials.
The cause of the Nixon Fire — which sent Riverside County residents fleeing from their homes and burned more than 5,000 acres — has been revealed by law enforcement officials.The wildfire was reported Monday afternoon in the small town of Aguanga before spreading east toward the Beauty Mountain Wilderness area, which is about 15 miles south of Anza.
Later in the day, Cal Fire officials announced that investigators determined it was an electrical fire caused by a privately owned electrical panel. The agency did not say who owns the panel or specify whether negligence is suspected or not.More than 1,000 firefighters are still working to fully contain the blaze and keep it from spreading further.
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